On His Way Out?

July 9, 1986

KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Opposition party candidates will defeat Prime Minister Edward Seaga's U.S.-backed Jamaica Labour Party in provincial elections later this month, according to a poll by the Daily Gleaner. Sixty-two percent said they would vote for the People's National Party led by former Prime Minister Michael Manley while only 36 percent said they supported Seaga's Jamaica Labour Party, the poll said. The poll contradicted a survey report released last month by Seaga. His popularity has declined after a series of economic setacks made living conditions worse for many of the country's 2.3 million people.